New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-18
WILL THERE BE A RACE NEXT YEAR?
THE SCOTCH CHALLENGE WITHDRAWN


THE ROYAL CLYDE YACHT CLUB DOES NOT LIKE
THE NEW DEED OF GIFT.
dispatch received yesterday from London an
nouncng that the Royal Clyde Yacht Club OF which
James Bell, owner Of the Thistle Is vice
commodore has Withdrawn Its challenge for
the Americas Cup tile ground that the re-
vlsed deed OF git unjust and unsportsmanlike."
This action clears the Held OF any prospective chal-
lengs for the Cup. for it strictly speaking chal
lense but only notification Of an Intention TO challenge
that had been receva from the Royal Clyde Club While
In yachting circles generally 1t will be matter
OF deep regret should there be contest for
the cup year. the decision Of the Royal Clyde Club
has stoned much surprise to those who "a
msr with the feelings Of cutter generally concern
ing tho new deed OF gift
Before the deed was revised Charles Sweet an Eng
lishmaa temporarily residing in this city. had informed
the club that he intended to challenge for the cup
through the Royal Cyle Club with a 70-foot cutter.
Under the Of the deed OF gift any single stick
vessel challenging for tho must be not less than 70
feet nor more than 90 water ne and In
of failure to agree upon sailing rules and
regulations to govern the race, three out
side were to be sailed without
tim, allowance. This clause knocking OIL time allowance
in Of disagreement gave great umbrage TO some OF
the cutter men here and In England.
." It MEANS" they said. that in case we challenge
with seconIclass cutter must agree to tue terms
dictated by the NewYork Yacht Club thev will put
big sloop AGAINST the small cutter and without
time allowance the smaer boat VIII have
chance whatever To this the response OF those Who
had the deed OF gft that the New York
club never dill an unsportSnanllke thing; that any
it vonld seek would be entirely far anu that IL
the challenging club felt that 1t would be placed a DIS
a advantage in seeking to re Gaia the cup with
boat Of less than the extreme dimensions u nad
oniv send boat ninety feet on the water lip 10
secure faircst fair play. This attitude was well
shown Geuverneurs KOrrlghts apt reiolnder to the
OF Thr LOldOD Fsd that race between second
ella cutter aud trstcass sOop wsnd he like race
between u pig and a greyhound. lh"n send
q grevhound instead OF pig sali
Mr. kOrtright. Bui ltinue the smile, the feeling
is strong the other side that with pug against pug
they stauI etcr cIance than with sreJhouhd against
greyhOunl Mr. SWEET said frankly thar h- believed a
sOyrEy-foot enter would stand bet er chance a&ans
a SOOp of like Dimensions thaa would annetvoot cutter
against Lnrtyfopt slOsp bee lsc the smaller keel 20
could he given more proportOnac dranght than the
larger boat and thus be placed on less dsavantaSeouS
terms with the centreboard.
ON the other hanl among the present holders OF tle
cup strous feeling that the emblem or yacht-
ins supremacy ShsIli be won not by 10 boat thn -
mrray the fastest for sizc bur actually
fastest nlost one yacht+nar Yesterday sum Wcl up
of discOrl in "A nutshell by saying: We
want have the between big boats ana they
want 1t between small boats